Formatting tips

Now that you have settled in your new Nuclino workspace, time to learn how to make the most of your experience. There are a ton of handy formatting features, shortcuts, tips, and tricks for those looking to use Nuclino like a pro.

Shortcuts and markdown commends

Nuclino has a myriad of time-saving keyboard shortcuts – hit the "?" at the top right corner of your screen to view them all.

The Nuclino editor supports a set of markdown commands, providing a quick and easy way to format content without taking your hands off the keyboard. The commands are triggered when typed at the beginning of an empty line and followed by a space.

Headers

Large header (H1)

'#' + Space

Medium header (H2)

'##' + Space

Small header (H3)

'###' + Space

To quickly switch the header style afterwards, select the header and press Ctrl+Shift+1 or 2 or 3 respectively.

Lists

Bullet lists

'-' or '+' or '*'+Space

Hitting enter will continue the list.

Press Tab toindent a bullet point.

Press Shift+Tabtounindent a bullet point.

Press Ctrl+Shift+7 to turn one or more paragraphs into a bullet list.

Numbered lists

1. or 2. or 3. etc. + Space

Press Ctrl+Shift+8 to turn one or more paragraphs into a numbered list.

Checklists

[] or [x] ([ ] and [X] work the same way) +Space

Press Ctrl+Shift+9 to turn one or more paragraphs into a numbered list.

To Do

You can check a task by clicking on the box or by pressing Ctrl+Space

Done

Internal links

@ + item/cluster title (suggestions are shown)

To link to a suggested page, click on it or press Tab to choose the first suggestion.

External links

Website links

Paste any website link into Nuclino and it will be automatically shown as a clickable link. You can edit the name by clicking into the blue link:

Videos and sounds

If you paste a link from YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud or Spotify, you will be able to watch the video or listen to the sound straight away.

Images and files

Press the '+' button on the left of each row which you are currently active in. Images will be automatically displayed, while files will only display their name. You can download the files by clicking on them.

Horizontal rule

'---' (three dashes in a row)

Inline elements

Bold: Select the text you want to format, then press Ctrl+B

Italic: Select the text you want to format, then press Ctrl+I

Code: Select the text you want to format, then press Ctrl+`

Tooltip menu

Slash command

You can easily add a header, link, task, file, image, or any other element to the item by pressing '/'. It can be particularly helpful when adding a file inside a table.

Other shortcuts

Copy: Select the text you want to copy, then press Ctrl+C

Cut: Select the text you want to cut, then press Ctrl+X

Paste: Go into the line you want to paste the copied/cut text to, then press Ctrl+V

Undo: If you want to undo the last step, press Ctrl+Z

Redo: If you want to redo the last step, press Ctrl+Y

Switch team: If you want to switch the team you are currently in, press Ctrl+K